The Kadazan Dusun Committee of St Mark, convened a meeting, chaired by Adriana Sampog to discuss on matters pertaining to the preparation of the upcoming Parish level ‘Pesta Kaamatan’ scheduled to be held in Our Lady of Fatima’s Church, Beluran on 2nd May 2010. According to Adriana, members of the local community are gearing up for the ‘big do’ on the said day.
The newly established Sub Parish Pastoral Committee held its inaugural meeting after the ‘Pesta Kaamatan’ meeting. Demeh Koyopo, the new Chairman of the Pastoral Committee said that the members deliberated at length on the current pastoral issues and had come out with a pastoral plan to suit the local need. Among which are catechism classes and reaching out to the migrant workers.
After the Pastoral Committee meeting, members together with representatives of the various communities had a farewell fellowship lunch for Fr Paul Lo, who is scheduled to be transferred to the Archdiocese of Kota Kinabalu at the end of the month. He is expected to leave for Rome, sometime in June, to take up a four year course in scripture
Demeh Koyopo, on behalf of the local community, took the opportunity to thank Fr Paul for his five years of dedicated and committed service in shepherding the people of God.. He called on the people to continue to pray for his success.
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